BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Lebanon will hand over some 300 Syrian prisoners out of more than 2,500 being held in Lebanese prisons and detention facilities, Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri said Friday after the cabinet approved a draft judicial agreement with Syria.
Mitri, who led five months of negotiations with Syrian authorities, said the prisoners will be transferred to Syria once the judicial agreement is signed by both countries.
He said the transfer would be limited to prisoners who have served more than 10 years in Lebanese prisons and would be carried out in accordance with the agreement and applicable legal conditions.
His remarks came shortly after the cabinet endorsed an agreement with Damascus' new authorities to transfer convicted Syrian prisoners from Lebanon to Syria.
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